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Kenya Relaxes Covid-19 Burial Protocols, Ends Months of Stigma

Public health officials assisting in the burial of Covid-19 victims, will no longer be required to wear full white hazmat suits as has been the case in the last six months. Family members will now be allowed to handle the bodies and conduct final rites in accordance with their culture. This ends months of agony and stigma for affected families, when the guidelines were issued in March, 2020. The country's Covid-19 death toll has risen to close to 600 and it has 37,218 confirmed cases.

Kenya: Ministry Relaxes Covid-19 Burial Protocols

Nation, 23 September 2020

The Ministry of Health has relaxed burial protocols of coronavirus bodies in line with revised World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Read more »
Kenya: Covid-19 Death Toll Rises to 659 as 9 More Patients Succumb

Capital FM, 22 September 2020

The country's COVID-19 death toll rose to 659 on Tuesday after nine more virus-related fatalities were reported over a period of 24 hours. Read more »
Kenya: High-End Hotels Affected the Most By Covid-19 as Local Visitors Boost Sector

Nation, 22 September 2020

Domestic tourism is now emerging as a lifeline for the hospitality industry as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to bite the sector. Read more »
Kenya: No Longer Haram - Muslims Change Tack on Family Planning

Nation, 22 September 2020

With 10 mouths to feed, no source of income and nowhere proper to sleep, Fatuma Hamed has many difficulties to contend with. Read more »
Kenya: Covid-19 Was in Kenya Earlier Than Reported

Nation, 21 September 2020

The coronavirus was detected in Kenya earlier than stated by the Ministry of Health, the Nation can reveal today. Read more »
Kenya: PPE-Clad Officials Scaled Down in Reviewed Covid-19 Burial Protocols

Capital FM, 22 September 2020

The Ministry of Health has reviewed COVID-19 burial protocols, to allow more participation by family members, unlike before when participation was limited with graveside rites… Read more »